#1622: Women’s Prison Choir & Homeless Female Veterans Find Refuge

51 Percent

#1622: Women’s Prison Choir & Homeless Female Veterans Find Refuge | 51%

Aug 21 2020 | 00:27:29

00:00 / 00:27:29

Listen on:
RSS
More

Show Notes

On this week’s 51%, we hear about a women’s prison choir. We also hear how homeless female veterans are finding refuge. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, nearly six in every 10 women incarcerated in U.S. state prisons are survivors of physical or sexual violence. Prison often compounds the trauma. Amanda Weber had this […]

Other Episodes

Episode

August 09, 2024 • 00:30:33

Jessica Palden on “Teardrop on Fire”

On this week’s 51%, we hear from the director of a new documentary telling the stories of domestic violence survivors in Sri Lanka. Teardrop...

Episode 0

June 24, 2022 • 00:29:21

#1718: Title IX at 50 | 51%

On this week’s 51%: we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX. We look back on the history of the legislation and its impact...

Episode

February 16, 2024 • 00:32:35

Ayesha Rascoe on "HBCU Made"

On this week's 51%, we hear from NPR Weekend Edition Host Ayesha Rascoe about how her experience at Howard University shaped her into the...